to fan out , carrying out further flanking moves before establishing a firm base to receive supplies and from where it began patrolling operations on 20 may . in the centre , the main attack along the bu ##in road began at 08 : 30 on 20 may after 20 minutes of st ##raf ##ing by new zealand co ##rsa ##irs had prepared the ground . advancing under a creeping barrage , and with mortar and machine gun support , the 24th infantry battalion moved forward with three companies up front and one held back in reserve , along with two troops of matilda tanks . mostly the forward companies reached their objectives , but one of the companies was halted just short of their objective and was
to fan out, carrying out further flanking moves before establishing a firm base to receive supplies and from where it began patrolling operations on 20 may. in the centre, the main attack along the buin road began at 08 : 30 on 20 may after 20 minutes of strafing by new zealand corsairs had prepared the ground. advancing under a creeping barrage, and with mortar and machine gun support, the 24th infantry battalion moved forward with three companies up front and one held back in reserve, along with two troops of matilda tanks. mostly the forward companies reached their objectives, but one of the companies was halted just short of their objective and was